RT Book, Section
A1 Simms, Matthew G.
A1 Law, J. Adam
A2 Hung, Orlando
A2 Murphy, Michael F.
SR Print(0)
ID 55873219
T1 Chapter 58. Post-Obstructive Pulmonary Edema
T2 Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway, 2e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162344-5
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55873219
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  43-year-old  morbidly  obese  woman  presented  for  gastroplasty.  Her  past  medical  history  included  treated  hypothyroidism  and  past  surgical  history  was  unremarkable.  She  reported  functional  Class  II  to  III  dyspnea  on  exertion.  Her  medications  consisted  of  L-thyroxine,  amitriptyline,  codeine,  and  furosemide.  Laboratory  investigations  and  ECG  were  normal.  She  weighed  340  lb  (150  kg)  and  was  5  ft  6  in  (168  cm)  tall.  Preoperative  airway  examination  revealed  normal  mouth  opening  with  full  teeth,  a  thyromental  span  of  7  cm,  and  good  jaw  protrusion.  She  demonstrated  a  modified  Mallampati  Score  III  and  had  slightly  restricted  head  extension.  The  rest  of  her  physical  examination  was  unremarkable.